English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
TO BE MYOPIC IS TO MAKE MOVIES Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo The eyes, curved, the orbits exorbitant. The image of the world becomes amorphous and much more brimming over. A film should be shot entirely like this, from the vision of the illuminated. For instance, from the perspective of a child that suffers from overlight. … Continue reading “CUBAN MYOPICMATOGRAPHY / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”
As everyone knows, the tendency of many Cubans to magnify the qualities of the Island’s nature and its natives, as if we had been chosen by divine grace, is proverbial. There are a few written works – some of them real satiric gems – whose sole purpose is to satirize this peculiar habit of ours … Continue reading “The Cuban Way? / Miriam Celaya”
Photo: Dagoberto Valdes, Juan Juan Almeida, Yoani Sanchez Yoani Sanchez: 1. You are an important public figure, especially because you are the son of one of the historic icons of the Cuban Revolution, the commander Juan Almeida Bosque. How have you dealt with these circumstances? Have you taken advantage of them? Have they become a … Continue reading “Interview with Juan Juan Almeida*”
